where was the department of defense? and when you look at the history of benghazi, george, august 16th there was a report coming out of benghazi saying there are ten al qaeda militias roaming around benghazi. we cannot withstand a coordinated attack on 16 of august. the british closed their consulate, the red cross left and we left ours open unreinforced. there was an al qaeda storm brewing for months. i blame the president above all others. >> you're still -- do you still oppose ambassador rice's elevation to secretary of state if that's what president obama chooses to do? >> when she comes over, if she does, there will be a lot of questions asked of her about this event and others. but i do not believe the video is the cause when 14, september, secretary clinton told the families we're going to put in jail the man who made this video she should have said i'm sorry we left the consulate open and it became a death trap. i'm sorry we couldn't help your family for over seven hours. i don't believe the video is the reason f